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Hit-and-run driver's Twitter boast sparks police probe
Two hours agoA young woman is being investigated after bragging about knocking a cyclist off their bike.
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Rescuers dig for life after US tornado
Two hours agoNine children are among 24 confirmed victims of the Oklahoma tornado, as rescuers continue combing through wrecked neighbourhoods for survivors. -
US teacher suspended for 'touching student with banana'
Two hours agoA US teacher has returned to work after a three-day suspension for allegedly touching a girl with a banana during a class on Freudian psychology. -
'Hero' teacher used her body as a shield in tornado
Three hours agoA teacher at an Oklahoma primary school hurried students into a bathroom stall and draped her body over them to protect them. -
Pope Francis 'performs exorcism' on disabled man
Three hours agoThe Pope laid his hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair after Mass last Sunday.
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Iraq violence kills 18
Three hours agoA spate of violence in Iraq has killed 18 people, taking the death toll from unrest to more than 370 this month alone. -
Hezbollah sends new fighters to Syria
Five hours agoSyrian regime forces have been bolstered by an influx of Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon as they battle the key rebel stronghold of Qusayr. -
UNICEF fears for trapped Syrian refugees
Nine hours agoUNICEF fears that up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the battle-torn town of Qusayr in the Syrian province of Homs. -
Huge China sinkhole kills five
11 hours agoA 10-metre wide sinkhole has swallowed five people at the gates of a a Chinese industrial estate in Shenzhen. -
US scientist's family quits S'pore inquest
12 hours agoThe family of a US scientist found dead in Singapore say he was murdered and they have lost faith in the island state's judicial process.
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